Hey Guys and Gals,
So here's the situation of my lagging with posts... it's not a matter of forgetting necessarily, or even a lack of material, my computer broke and typing on my tablet is frustrating. It autocorrects things and if I am not VERY attentive I miss the correction and my typing appears bizarre with LOTS of miscellaneous mistakes. I recently reread an email I sent to some friends and it had a section that read "Of course this is me we're talking about to this new scores with a story." It was supposed to have read, "Of course this is me we're talking about so this comes with a story." Therected are worse mistakes that one just stands out. (See that was supposed to just say, "there")
Catch up:
December we flew back to the States to spend time with family and friends. The flight was way cheap and booked back in the summer before I knew I was pregnant. Even then the 15+ hour layover in Beijing wasn't appealing but being so far along made it that much worse, both ways. Family time was really nice and mostly relaxing. It was a struggle to split time between my side of the family and his side (especially when you know this is more than likely all you'll see of one another for another couple years). We did some sight seeing and some things were more significant than others. (See pics below). We got to visit with some friends along the way as well since it was a road trip combined vacation. I love my friends, it's always nice to just hang out with people even though you may not talk frequently.
January we returned to Korea and got back into the swing of things while also somewhat preparing to bring a new person into the world. We also had to say good-bye to some friends here. People started leaving back in November and will continue to leave throughout the year, this was just 1 of many good-byes past and to come :-(
February we did a birthing class and the information had us both feeling more informed and me less anxious. I wrapped up my work at the school as well as my tutoring. I started cleaning up the apartment, however slowly, and getting things ready for Baby Person (since we didn't find out the sex). My mom was finally convinced to come visit for a few weeks once the baby is born which made me beyond happy, you have no idea!
March we headed to the hotel in Seoul which is closer to the hospital where I plan to give birth. We were there past my due date and me with a lot of discomfort but oh well. The people we came across were so pleasant from the hospital staff to random strangers out and about. My big belly drew a lot of attention, surprisingly especially from older white men. They expressed congrats and chit chatted about their own children or their guess at a boy. Also the Korean women from the cleaning lady to the hostess at the restaurant were all very excited about me getting close to delivering.
Okay, that should be enough info for now, I'll post about the baby later. That is way too important to just drop a blurb about on this post.
Sincerely,
Camille
From the end of the pier by our vacation home.
It was a really nice place. Not too far from the beach.
Loved this drive in for the view NOT the awful unpaved bumpy grounds.
One of the slave homes. Sad history but facts are facts.
Headed to Seoul for a late birthday celebration for me. We were flying on my actual birthday so we didn't celebrate
So here's the situation of my lagging with posts... it's not a matter of forgetting necessarily, or even a lack of material, my computer broke and typing on my tablet is frustrating. It autocorrects things and if I am not VERY attentive I miss the correction and my typing appears bizarre with LOTS of miscellaneous mistakes. I recently reread an email I sent to some friends and it had a section that read "Of course this is me we're talking about to this new scores with a story." It was supposed to have read, "Of course this is me we're talking about so this comes with a story." Therected are worse mistakes that one just stands out. (See that was supposed to just say, "there")
Catch up:
December we flew back to the States to spend time with family and friends. The flight was way cheap and booked back in the summer before I knew I was pregnant. Even then the 15+ hour layover in Beijing wasn't appealing but being so far along made it that much worse, both ways. Family time was really nice and mostly relaxing. It was a struggle to split time between my side of the family and his side (especially when you know this is more than likely all you'll see of one another for another couple years). We did some sight seeing and some things were more significant than others. (See pics below). We got to visit with some friends along the way as well since it was a road trip combined vacation. I love my friends, it's always nice to just hang out with people even though you may not talk frequently.
January we returned to Korea and got back into the swing of things while also somewhat preparing to bring a new person into the world. We also had to say good-bye to some friends here. People started leaving back in November and will continue to leave throughout the year, this was just 1 of many good-byes past and to come :-(
February we did a birthing class and the information had us both feeling more informed and me less anxious. I wrapped up my work at the school as well as my tutoring. I started cleaning up the apartment, however slowly, and getting things ready for Baby Person (since we didn't find out the sex). My mom was finally convinced to come visit for a few weeks once the baby is born which made me beyond happy, you have no idea!
March we headed to the hotel in Seoul which is closer to the hospital where I plan to give birth. We were there past my due date and me with a lot of discomfort but oh well. The people we came across were so pleasant from the hospital staff to random strangers out and about. My big belly drew a lot of attention, surprisingly especially from older white men. They expressed congrats and chit chatted about their own children or their guess at a boy. Also the Korean women from the cleaning lady to the hostess at the restaurant were all very excited about me getting close to delivering.
Okay, that should be enough info for now, I'll post about the baby later. That is way too important to just drop a blurb about on this post.
Sincerely,
Camille
The view from one of our hotel rooms along the way to family vacation.
Saying "goodbye" to some friends here in Korea. (This restaurant specializes in pumpkin duck and it was so yummy)!
A family picture from vacation.
Uncomfortably 9 months and pregnant...
Hey Cam! I dreamed about you TWICE this week!!!! I knew it was time to get on here and see what you've been up to. I hope all is well. CONGRATULATIONS on the baby! When are you due? What are you having? I'd love to catch up over Skype, etc. By the way, you look beautiful. :-) <3
ReplyDeleteYay for following through & getting in touch! So many people I wish I was still in contact with but life happens. Miss your smile! Skype sounds great, let's do it 😊
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